00:00Volvo invented the modern three-point seatbelt in 1959.
00:04Engineers knew this single design could save millions of human lives.
00:08Holding the patent could have made the company billions in profits.
00:12Instead, Volvo gave the patent away to every rival car manufacturer.
00:17They decided public safety was far more important than corporate profit.
00:21Would modern car companies make that same generous sacrifice today?